*wanders in, with another armload of angst and horror, throws in cleansing fire*

dang that feels good!

got the granite floor inside the Hofstove today, and the firebrick liner along thew lower part of the walls.Door gaskets installed. I'm about ready to cut the hole for the exhaust, and try it's first, small "tempering/annealing fire".

ypu its working well. nowhere near as tired as i though after not sleeping as much as i would like. it seems my "sleep anywhere, anytime" ability just isnt as good as it used to be its sometimes taking me as much as 5 or 6 minutes to get to sleep lately.

annealing is one of my favorite words, its the method by which modern glass is treated prior to sale to reduce its brittleness, part of the "float" process which was invented by Mr Pilkington creating the smooth strong glass we know today. alas Pilkington glass was sold to last year to, i believe the Chinese and now it is manufactured abroad in Poland. although don't quite me on that for accuracy it is after all very early and i have only had one so far.

Good monrning Triken, nice to see you this early

FREE THE SHERPASBurners with torches is right and natural and just.-fishy.CATCH AND RELEASE.

graidawg wrote:I work for the council now so i think hard work would get me sacked.... although i dont have a spade to lean on and say "not my department" i am however having a 2nd coffee before i leave for work.

also my first day on exclusively e-cigs

Yaaaaaaaaay, Grai's on the e-cig!! Good on ya.

*** 2017 Survival Guide ***"I must've lost it when I was twerking at the trash fence." -- BBadger

I'm gritting my teeth on a nicotine lozenge right now. Have a quit buddy, so that is helping. And I did get through 3 hours at Macy's returning my 'perfect playa boots' that had a broken zipper to get something not quite as perfect (nearly every boot in my size was sold out, at least anything I could afford to take to the playa that fit all the necessary specs for my perfect playa boot).

The ones I ended up with we're more expensive and harder to clean. But comfy, with zippers, low heel, and cute enough for everyday wear.

after all the Holiday energy spent to do it right for the fam last night was release of all live music of many stumbling over instrument cases to get close enough and dance till dawnokay , now to start this year

graidawg wrote:annealing is one of my favorite words, its the method by which modern glass is treated prior to sale to reduce its brittleness, part of the "float" process which was invented by Mr Pilkington creating the smooth strong glass we know today. alas Pilkington glass was sold to last year to, i believe the Chinese and now it is manufactured abroad in Poland. although don't quite me on that for accuracy it is after all very early and i have only had one so far.

annealing applies to more glasses than float. Fused and blown glasses are also annealed. I've seen a documentary on a new telescope mirror made from boro-sillicate glass (using a new technique that I won't go into here) that was annealed for three months.

The Lady with a Lamprey

"The powerful are exploiting people, art and ideas, and this leads to us plebes debating how to best ration ice.Man, no wonder they always win....." Lonesomebri

Seems like Monday today and the good news is that it is actually Humpday.

Had a wonderful day celebrating the New Year with fresh BBQed oysters in Marshall, a little town on Tomales Bay in west Marin County. Weather was exquisite as were the oysters and fresh clam chowder. Topped off with some wine and garlic bread, what a great way to start the new year! Gotta go back there!